Month: June 2010

Mark Cohoon Hurls Third Consecutive Shutout

Last week, I posted about Mets pitching prospect Mark Cohoon who currently heads the starting rotation for the Savannah Sand Gnats. At the time, Cohoon had thrown his second consecutive shutout allowing just three hits and a walk over nine innings while striking out five. I ended that post with the following, Keep an eye on this one, because he is ripe for a promotion to Binghamton and could...

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Big Problem: The Mets Bullpen Still Stinks!

The only good thing about the Mets bullpen is that it has not been needed over the last two weeks.  The starting pitching and the offense have been strong enough to carry the team.  But here’s my advice to Omar Minaya:  Do something quickly about the Mets pathetic bullpen.  Otherwise it could very well turn out to be the downfall as the pennant races heat up this summer. Elmer Dessens of...

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Angel Answers, Mets Beat Indians 8-4

In his 3rd straight solid outing, Jonathon Niese pitched a solid 7 innings and the offense gave him all the support he would need in the 8-4 victory Game Notes Jonathon Niese went to the mound today, and pitched a gem against the team he used to root for as a kid. Niese gave up 3 runs on 8 hits walking 2 and striking out 3 in 7 innings. Despite struggling to find his footing on the mound, the...

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Shades Of 69 And 86? No. Shades Of 73? Yes

On the surface it appeared to be a typical summer day for the Mets. As usual, we were going nowhere, floundering in the second division, struggling to reach .500. When all was said and done, however, it turned out to be a crucial turning point in the history of our club. Mets GM M. Donald Grant made a rare appearance in the Mets clubhouse and gave the team a pep talk. The gist of his speech was...

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6/16 Minor League Report! STINSON, WELCH, Torres, CARSON, ZAPATA, COHOON!

AA Eastern League: Binghamton 11/18/1, Richmond 2/7/3 Josh Stinson had the best outing of his pro career, giving up just 5 hits and 2 runs (1 earned) over 7 innings for his 4th win of the season. In his 4 starts, Stinson’s got a 1.66 era spanning 21.2 innings. The Mets exploded offensively for 18 hits and 2 walks, but were just 4 for 18 (.222) with RISP, and left 9 on base. Seven Mets had...

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